News The Weeknd closes $1 billion catalog deal with Lyric Capital (report) A representative for The Weeknd confirmed to Variety that the artist and his team will remain shareholders with “creative control” over his catalog.
News Digital music collection society amra overhauls client portal with real-time data access The revamped Revenue Dashboard has shifted revenue updates to weekly refreshes from the previous quarterly schedule.
News From UMG’s ‘robust remedy’ to address Downtown deal concern, to GoDigital Music’s Marc Anthony catalog buy… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News UMG submits ‘robust remedy’ to EU regulator to address ‘only remaining concern’ about $775m Downtown deal Company says its response to the regulator 'comprehensively addresses' the Commission's outstanding issue with the transaction.
News GoDigital Music buys Marc Anthony catalog in eight-figure deal; acquires broader tranche of Latin music rights in separate $115m transaction GoDigital Music says it has acquired "several" Latin music catalogs in a transaction valued at approximately $115m.
News Warner Music Australasia and SE Asia makes series of promotions to strengthen leadership team Key leaders will help strengthen the regional roster and accelerate global artist export.
News Sony Music Publishing signs global deal with BigXthaPlug The announcement comes days before the Texas-born rapper embarks on his Take Care tour across the U.S. and Canada.
News Jay-Z’s MarcyPen Capital eyes $500m Korean culture investment fund in partnership with Hanwha Asset Management Partnership arrives amid the rising global popularity of Korean music and entertainment
News 10cc’s Graham Gouldman sues ex-manager for allegedly ignoring copyright terminations Gouldman says ex-manager Harvey Lisberg has ignored termination notices on the copyrights of 13 compositions
News Pro Music Rights says it’s ‘exploring legal action’ in response to Congressman letter calling for FTC investigation US Representative Scott Fitzgerald's requested a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the PRO's business practices.
News Rostrum Pacific secures $150m from Crayhill Capital to ‘accelerate’ music catalog acquisition strategy Rostrum aims to become 'the preeminent independent music company,' and acquisitions are a part of its strategy
News Spotify to let users ‘steer the algorithm’ by personalizing playlists with AI prompts The new feature is 'part of a broader shift in how we think about personalization,' Spotify says
News Warner Chappell Music unifies global sync operations under Rich Robinson Robinson will also take oversight of Warner Chappell’s Audio Asset division
Analysis News TikTok’s Add to Music App tool has been used to save over 3bn tracks to music streaming services to date Taylor Swift was TikTok's Global Most-Saved Artist in 2025
News Charlotte Stahl, TikTok’s Head of Music Partnerships EMEA, exits Exec joined TikTok in 2020 as Artist Relations Manager for Germany
News Rebecca Allen promoted to Chief Artist & Strategy Officer at UMG UK In this 'first-of-its-kind' leadership role, Allen will support UMG UK's labels in 'helping artists navigate every step of their journey within the company'
News Congressman asks FTC to investigate AllTrack and Pro Music Rights Fitzgerald’s letter focuses on claims that both PROs may be misrepresenting the scope of their music rights portfolios.
News ‘That’s called robbery’: Gene Simmons urges US Congress to end loophole that allows radio stations not to pay for using recordings The KISS frontman told a Senate hearing that recording artists are treated 'worse than slaves' in the US